Alan Lascelles

Alan Frederick Lascelles (11 April 1887-10 August 1981) was Private Secretary to the Sovereign from 1943 to 1953, succeeding Alexander Hardinge and preceding Michael Adeane.

Biography
Alan Frederick Lascelles was born in Sutton Waldron, Dorset, England in 1887 to a renowned family. He served in the British Army in France during World War I, and he rose to the rank of Captain and was awarded the Military Cross. He served as aide-de-camp to his brother-in-law Lord Lloyd, the Governor of Bombay, from 1919 to 1920, and he became Assistant Private Secretary to Edward, Prince of Wales on his return to England. He served in that role from 1920 to 1929, when he resigned due to personal differences with the prince, and he served as Secretary to the Governor General of Canada from 1931 to 1935. That year, he became Assistant Private Secretary to King George V, and he served as Private Secretary to his son George VI from 1943 until his death in 1952. From 1952 to 1953, he continued to serve in this role under Queen Elizabeth II, and he was replaced by Michael Adeane. He died in London in 1981 at the age of 94.